Evans Bancorp Announces Dawn DePerrior and Robert A. James Elected to Board of Directors at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
03 Mayo 2023 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Evans Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE American: EVBN), a
community financial services company serving Western New York since
1920, announced that following yesterday’s annual meeting of
shareholders, two new directors were elected to Evans’ Board, Dawn
DePerrior and Robert A. James. James E. Biddle, Jr., who has served
as a director since 2001, did not seek re-election. With these
changes, Evans’ Board will comprise fourteen directors, thirteen of
whom are considered independent, and nine of whom have been elected
in the past ten years.
“We are excited to welcome two highly experienced and
accomplished leaders to Evans’ Board,” said Lee C. Wortham, Chair
of Evans Bancorp’s Board of Directors. “Dawn’s vast knowledge and
experience within information technology, cyber security, finance,
strategy, and digitization, along with Robert’s expertise in
diversity, equity and inclusion, and legal experience will further
strengthen our Board’s depth and diversity. We look forward to
their insights and valuable perspectives.”
Mr. Wortham added, “On behalf of the Board, I thank Jim for his
numerous contributions, counsel, and incredible commitment to Evans
over the past 22 years. We wish him the best in all his future
endeavors.”
Ms. DePerrior brings over 40 years of technology experience and
was most recently a Managing Director, Advisory Services, for Ernst
& Young. She led multiple business transformation initiatives
powered by technology and aimed at improving customer experiences
and business results. A lifelong digital leader, Ms. DePerrior has
led all aspects of information technology, including business
transformation, cyber security, digitization, data, analytics,
innovation, mergers and acquisition integration, finance and
strategy. She serves on the board and is past chair of Villa of
Hope and is a board member of North Coast Holdings and Greater
Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (GR-RHIO).
Previously, Ms. DePerrior was a member of the board of directors of
Fairport Savings Bank. She will join the Audit and Enterprise Risk
Committees.
Mr. James is vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion
corporate strategies for Allegheny Health Network/Highmark Health,
a $26 billion national, blended health organization based in
Pittsburgh, PA. Prior to joining Allegheny Health Network and
Highmark Health, Mr. James served in a legal advisory role with the
Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. A practicing lawyer for more than 20 years, he
spent several years facilitating Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCU) financings nationally for capital projects
through a U.S. Department of Education program. Mr. James will join
the Audit and Human Resource and Compensation Committees.
About Evans Bancorp, Inc.
Evans Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company and the
parent company of Evans Bank, N.A., a commercial bank with $2.1
billion in assets and $1.8 billion in deposits at March 31, 2023.
Evans is a full-service community bank with 18 branches providing
comprehensive financial services to consumer, business and
municipal customers throughout Western New York. Evans Insurance
Agency, a wholly owned subsidiary, provides life insurance,
employee benefits, and property and casualty insurance through
eight offices in the Western New York region. Evans Investment
Services provides non-deposit investment products, such as
annuities and mutual funds.
Evans Bancorp, Inc. and Evans Bank routinely post news and other
important information on their websites, at www.evansbancorp.com
and www.evansbank.com.
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For more information contact: John B. Connerton Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (716) 926-2000
jconnerton@evansbank.com -OR- Deborah K. Pawlowski/Craig
Mychajluk Kei Advisors LLC (716) 843-3908
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com cmychajluk@keiadvisors.com Media
Contact: Kathleen Rizzo Young Group VP/Public & Community
Relations Director 716-343-5562 krizzoyoung@evansbank.com
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